The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
5:08 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1533
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.65° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.34° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.